Pharrell Williams Quotes

You want to be in the driver’s seat of your own life because if you are not, life will drive you.

You have the power to pursue your own dreams.

Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.

What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.

It's our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That's what at the end of the day defines us.

I want people to see that you don't need to rely on other people to make your dreams happen: you have to grab them yourself.

I won't sit in the corner, crying, waiting for people to give me things: things do not just fall from the sky.

My idea of putting the city on is giving inspiration to others to want to put themselves on. You should never depend on someone else to put you on. I used to do that, and it didn't get me anywhere.

I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.

You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.

Pursuing your dreams involves you accepting where you want to go. Don't allow anybody else to talk you out of things or discourage you from doing whatever you want to do. You can hold on to your dream and never pursue it or you can start pursuing it. If you can see it, or if you can envision it... it can happen.

Focus on your dream and do everything in your power. You have the power to change your life circumstances.

Lift up yourselves, men, take yourselves out of the mire and hitch your hopes to the very stars themselves. Let no man pull you down, let no man destroy your ambition, because man is but your companion, your equal; man is your brother; he is not your Lord, he is not your sovereign master.

If you want somethin', go get it. Period.

Power is not given to you. You have to take it.

I'm coming to believe that there are two kinds of people... those who choose to be masters of their own fate and those who wait in chairs while other dance. I would rather be one of the former than the latter.

Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.

I woke up. I was like, "Look, you can do anything you want - and you want a lot of things, so you should get to work."

I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.

You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street sweeper, if you want. Just be the best blasted street sweeper you can be . . . And, you know you can be mayor.

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every maneuver in life must be ownership, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose - you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself.